TEA Parties

17Apr09

I have something to say.
First, night after night of teabagging innuendo?  Come on.  One night, great.  Three nights?  Four nights?  A week (or weak)?  Not so much.  Hopefully, though, the point’s been made especially since there was an article on the Fox News website about other news channels innuendo humor.  What can you do, eh.  [...]

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Tags: politics

Talking Turkey: Ten Myths Conservatives Believe About Progressives | OurFuture.org

05Dec08

Talking Turkey: Ten Myths Conservatives Believe About Progressives | OurFuture.org.
Check out that blog.  Is good, no?
Life, Values, Family
I heard a commentary the other day about France’s economic and social policies that encourage people to have children.  That includes monetary and cultural support.  Six months maternity leave?  Wow.  Their taxes are high and I’m not saying [...]

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Tags: abortion, family, liberals, politics

Innocence Lost

14Oct08

Are you confused by all this economy stuff? I am, pretty much. I mean, I get portions of it. Subprime this, credit crisis that. But nothing connected the dots until I listened to two episodes of This American Life.

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Tags: Economy, politics, race, recommendation

Rant >:-(

09Oct08

[sigh of exasperation] heels, gloves, my friends [mumble]
I used to respect John McCain.  Up until around 2004 – 2006.  He changed.
IN THE YEAR 2000, JOHN MCCAIN SAID…
“Uh, I, I just have to rely on the good judgment of the voters not to buy into these negative attack ads. Sooner or later, people are going to [...]

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Tags: barack obama, debate, john mccain, politics, sarah palin

VP Debate Night

02Oct08

Sheila blogged a response to my last entry, Sarah Palin & the GOP.  Much appreciated.  It’s nice to have a little back and forth.  Keeps me honest.
Does Joe Biden look tired?
There were a few things mentioned that caused a few neurons to fire.  You know, when you read something and think, “Oh wait.  I have [...]

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Tags: class, martin omalley, michael steele, politics, race, republicans

Trippin’ on Politics

26Sep08

You’re getting no sense of the order of magnitude because of the excessively balanced play even in matters that are not in fact balanced.

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Tags: barack obama, gender, john mccain, politics, race, sarah palin

Si, se puede

16Sep08

There are many ways to make a difference. Maybe protesting and rallies are yours. Go for it. You rock. But recognize that not all change is a radical, revolutionary upheaval. Change also happens within the system, pendulous though it may be.

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Tags: barack obama, election, politics

The Gender Card

04Sep08

You know what I think is funny? I’m writing this like people are reading it. A little ego involved, maybe? But then again, this is the internets. Heck, even the President himself could Google “Palin McCain Obama Iced Tea personals bachelor” and stumble across this.
Okay. Let’s get to it. [...]

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Tags: election, news, politics, sarah palin, video